The brilliant Lili Taylor ("I Shot Andy Warhol," "The Addiction") and the unforgettable Courtney Love ("The People vs. Larry Flint") team up to play two dissatisfied New Jersey housewives in the newest feature from director Bob Gosse ("Niagra, Niagra").

Taylor plays Julie, an "American as apple pie" mom who harbors a secret obsession for theoretical physics and reads Scientific American voraciously. Although she never finished high school, she decides to make a break with her past and follow her dreams.

Against the wishes of her husband, she convinces her best friend, Claire, to take a computer class with her and get their G.E.Ds. Spalding Gray plays an inspirational professor who nurtures her desire for change and discovers her genius. In the process, she and Claire, a steakhouse waitress, leave their husbands and move in together. It is not long before Julie confesses her long-held romantic feelings for Claire, who is at first quite upset but soon admits the feeling is mutual. As their relationship deepens, their growing alienation from their friends and neighbors begins to take its toll.

With a fabulous cast, including Mischa Barton from "The O.C.," "Julie Johnson" is a winning protrayal of what happens when the doors of personal discovery are opened.